Dive Review of Dive Dominica/Emerald Princess in
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Dive Dominica/Emerald Princess, Apr, 2008, by Paul Lima, TN, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports). Report 4024.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Dove off the Emerald Princess and a short walk from the cruise terminal took us to the large and roomy dive boat. There were 14 divers on board and we could have had twice that many with room to spare. We moored and on entering the water saw 3 reef squid by the mooring line. Descending we came upon a seahorse right below the boat. A short swim led to the vertical wall, prolific with life. There were several frogfish, both bright yellow and bright green, scorpionfish, varieties of eels and fish too numerous to mention. At the safety stop we saw a school of perhaps 30 reef squid inches from our masks. The second dive was Champagne, so named because of the continuous bubbles released from fissures in the rock by volcanic activity. There were also hot water vents in the area, more seahorses and various eels. The crew, Aaron and Imran, were great at pointing out critters, obviously enjoyed their work and justifiably proud of their island and their dive operation. It was refreshing to see all the divers babbling at the same time about what they had seen and what a great pair of dives we had experienced.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Florida, Cozumel, Caribbean Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	90-110 Ft/ 27-34 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	stay above divemaster
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	no rinse bucket

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Dive Review of Dive Dominica/Emerald Princess in Dominica

Dive Dominica/Emerald Princess, Apr, 2008,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Dive Dominica/Emerald Princess in
Dominica